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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الإيمان والتوحيد
Book of Faith and Tawhid
بَابُ عظمة اللَّهُ وصفاته
Chapter: The greatness of Allah and His attributes
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3018 — The greatness of Allah and His attributes
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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ شِبْلٍ ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبَانَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَحْكِي عَنْ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، قَالَ : وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ : هَلْ يَنَامُ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ؟ فَأَرْسَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكًا ، فَأَرَّقَهُ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ قَارُورَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ يَدٍ قَارُورَةٌ ، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَحْتَفِظَ بِهِمَا ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلَ يَنَامُ ، وَتَكَادُ يَدَاهُ يَلْتَقِيَانِ ، ثُمَّ يَسْتَيْقِظُ ، فَيَحْبِسُ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَنِ الْأُخْرَى ، حَتَّى نَامَ نَوْمَةً ، فَاصْطَفَقَتْ يَدَاهُ ، فَانْكَسَرَتِ الْقَارُورَتَانِ ، قَالَ : فَضَرَبَ اللهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ مَثَلًا : إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَوْ كَانَ يَنَامُ ، لَمْ تَسْتَمْسِكِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrate this account of Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) on the pulpit. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The thought occurred in the heart of Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him): Does Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, sleep? So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, sent an angel to him who kept him awake continuously for three days, then gave him two glass bottles, one bottle in each hand, and commanded him to guard them both carefully. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then sleep began to overcome him, until his two hands would come close to each other; then he would suddenly wake and save them by keeping one hand away from the other. Finally he fell into a deep sleep once, and his two hands struck against each other, so that both bottles broke and were shattered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So Allah Almighty set forth this parable for him: Indeed, if Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, slept, these heavens and the earth could never hold together (rather they would fall into disarray)."
The meaning of this hadith is supported by this verse of the Noble Qur'an: "Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep" [Surah al-Baqarah: 255], that is, Allah Almighty is overtaken neither by drowsiness nor by sleep, and this universe stands by His power and His governance.
The meaning of this hadith is supported by this verse of the Noble Qur'an: "Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep" [Surah al-Baqarah: 255], that is, Allah Almighty is overtaken neither by drowsiness nor by sleep, and this universe stands by His power and His governance.
